This Land Development Code shall apply to all development, public and private, throughout the City of Hickory and its extraterritorial planning jurisdiction (ETJ). No building, structure, land or water shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no building, structure, or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, reconstructed, moved, located or structurally altered except in conformity with the Land  Development Code. A map showing the boundaries of the City’s planning jurisdiction may be found online here. For questions regarding the Land Development Code, please contact the Planning and Development Division. 

 

The Hickory by Choice Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code underwent a significant overhaul in 2010. For a summary of the changes and updates, please click here.

 

Land Development Code (entire document):

Land Development Code

Land Development Code (by article):

Cover and Table of Contents
Article 1 - Introductory Provisions
Article 2 - Development Review Procedures
Article 3 - Base Zoning Districts
Article 4 - Overlay Districts
Article 5 - Planned Developments
Article 6 - Use Regulations
Article 7 - Intensity, Dimensional, and Design Standards
Article 8 - Subdivision Design Standards
Article 9 - Standards of General Applicability
Article 10 - Sign Regulations
Article 11 - Stormwater Management
Article 12 - Nonconformities
Article 13 - Violations, Penalties, and Enforcement
Article 14 - Definitions